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Firearms ARC Nucleus, proof barrel, Manners t2a, 6GT build

Unfired and ready for some PRS. ARC nucleus, 28” Proof comp contour in 6GT, Manners t2a gap with the 419 arca rail, Trigger tech special, PT&G bottom metal. I wanted to get into PRS but I’m going back to school and can’t afford the hobby right now. Asking $3400

Also, this is my first post on here so forgive me if the format isn‘t correct.

Located in Yakima, WA
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Surprise: ATF rewriting more rules


I'm sure ATF will fairly weigh the public's opinion while reinterpreting the law, despite the fact that neither creating nor interpreting laws is within their authority.

Shotgun wing shooters

Question for the bird hunters. Does anyone make a tracer round for shotguns? Don't laugh to hard and hear me out. I absolutely suck with a shotgun, like can't hit the broad side of a barn locked inside the barn. Ones I do hit is purely accident seems like. Just don't know where the heck I'm hitting, way to high,low,infront,behind. Theory is if I knew where shot is I would know which corrections to make. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated.
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Firearms Desert Tech SRS A2 ODG Covert Labor Day Sale

We have a crazy sale that's only for this weekend and only on ODG SRS A2 Covert Chassis. This will save you $960 on a complete factory set up or $1160 on a carbon barrel setup.

An SRS A2 Covert with a factory non magnum conversion kit (.308 or 6.5 Creedmoor) retails for $5549. On sale for $4589.

We have every factory conversion kit in stock at the moment. We also have carbon fiber barrels on the shelf in a number of calibers.

If you're not thrilled with the ODG color, we have other colors available, but not at this super discounted rate that was a special from DT this week.

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ES too high

Every time I shot 10x 5-shots groups, there would be about 3 groups with ES over 30. sometimes they go into the 40s and 50s range.
I have tried Lee collet die, Redding full length sizing die, Forster Neck bushing + Full length size + mandrels (2/1k and 3/1k tension), Imperial Dry Wax. Did not see any difference.

The best 10 groups are typically with virgin brass where my average ES is 20 and SD is 10. but I still get 1-2 groups with ES of about 30.

My steps:
- De-prime
- Wet tumble
- Dry brass in oven for 1h at 200F
- Lube case and Neck bushing + length sizing
- Mandrel
- Dispense powder then seat bullet

6.5 CM
Berger 140 Hybrid and Berger 144 Hybrid
Alpha SRP
Relode 16 43gr
CCI 450, BR4

What else should I do?
Thanks for any help.

Suppressors How to Suppress AR 5.56 the Most

Hello everyone,

I've been reading dozens of threads and I'm having a hard time coming to a solid conclusion. It seems there are two camps:

1. Flow through, proper 5.56 caliber suppressor is the best because it suppresses at the shooters ear but also reduces port pop
2. Max volume is key, a large 30cal plus suppressor can perform great on an AR in 5.56 because volume is key and the larger bore diameter reduces port pop


What I'm trying to do is suppress my varmint gun the absolute most with 40-62 grain full power ammo. The plan is to dedicate a suppressor to either a 16" 1:9 twist or possibly even a 20" 1:8 twist barrel but I'm flexible. This isn't a range gun at all and will be shot maybe 200 times a year realistically. Here's my criteria:

Don't care about weight and don't care about size (for the sake of the argument at least)
Don't care about full auto rated, gun wont be shot that much
Don't really care about blow back gas (can i tune the gas down? not experienced in this area)
100% willing to tune the gun to the suppressor. Have experience assembling ARs, can easily change gas block, buffer, BCG, barrel, etc.
Would prefer a direct thread mainly for simplicity's sake and because i wont be swapping the suppressor at all.

If anyone could share their experience and recommendations for combinations of suppressor/gas tuning equipment to suppress an AR the most, I would greatly appreciate it. Having trouble filtering through the internet threads. Yes I'm pretty much willing to throw a 9+ inch can on it and call it a day haha.

Thank you.

Almost free cell service

My cell phone died the other day, figured it was time to check around for better plans. USCellular offered me unlimited plan for $40 per month. Then if you sign up for auto debit you get $10 off. Then if your get Social Security (or a bunch of other options) you get a $30 government rebate. Looks like All Ill pay is tax on the $40 and the rest is free.

FWIW

Another valuable perk of being old is the National Parks Senior Golden Eagle Pass. Gets you free admission to any National Park and its good for life.

Light tactical rifle concept

I have read a lot of how most people like short barreled bolt actions and the general purpose concept. This makes me think about the Rem 700 LTR.

I’m thinking something close to a GAP gladius or XM-3 with some weight savings.

I have a 24” heavy rig in 6.5 creedmoor and am thinking about cutting it down to 18”or 20”. I just don’t use it that much.

I hunt occasionally and do some local competitions. Most of my shooting is targets, coyotes, and shooting deer in my garden.

Thoughts or advice? What do you have and what would you change?

Post some pics if you have them.

My community rose to the occasion.

my area of Michigan was hit by a series of tornadoes last Wednesday- from F1- some claim F3s - with winds in excess of 110mph. Just north, next little town had 5 fatalities some from cars being sucked off the overpass and thrown into the woods . It was a 140-150 mile wide storm front .
Most now have power restored we got ours back last night .
There are literally millions of trees down, thousands of homes damaged wide spread flooding and miles of high tension lines down and poles gone .

At dawn the next morning I was out to check on the peoples I care about that I couldn’t get a hold of - cell towers down, one text I received after the storm took 12 hours to show up.
The first person on my list was a dear old friend - 78 years old and lives alone . When I got to his little farm he already had the mules out and was using them to drag trees out of neighbors driveways and off the road .
We’ve been cutting years worth of fire wood this week.
But back to the story - my community that I love living in and am proud to be a part of - the week was filled with neighbors helping each other - strangers helping each other . I’ve even heard two stories about people letting complete strangers shelter in their house - it happened so fast 9:50 pm they issued tornado warnings and the first one was on the grin my county at 9:55; .
It many not be devastation like Maui or Florida this morning but it’s as close as I’ve ever seen. Reminds me of the hurricanes I experienced in North and South Carolina. And in MI that just doesn’t happen on this scale
Stores that had generators were open and no price gouging that I’m aware of - many stores giving away water - many local communities had water supplies contaminated- some areas - the city of Canton got 10 inches of rain in 2 hours .

As corrupt and broken as my state is unfortunately becoming out here in the farm county people still care about their neighbors and I saw people towing cars out of ditches and fields - people helping people hook up or fix generators- a local mechanical service did small repairs and easy hook ups for free - a week is a long time to be without power !
A local furniture maker handed out free donuts and water and coffee at some of the stores they supply merchandise to.
No looting no theft - no price gouging.
I knew I could count on my group of neighbors as we are always there for each other to see the same across the grain belt of my state and even in small and midsize towns was fantastic.

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Which Mod is the Coolest? 🍻

Which Moderator is the Coolest

  • MarinePMI before yesterday’s ban

    Votes: 3 13.6%
  • MarinePMI after yesterday’s ban

    Votes: 19 86.4%

With all the somber reverence the bear pit demands- choose carefully…

Yesterday @MarinePMI pulled off the only righteous deviation from “one shot - one kill”, one shot - two kills.

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He didn’t just banhammer a couple guys trying to list sale ads in the bolt rifles section. He took out both the Ace of shades and the Jack from the club in the Deck de Cocks. And the silence is near deafening. I found myself turning the brightness up on my screen, because my eyes hadn’t adjusted yet.

A jovial toast to “Heroism in Moderation” from @MarinePMI 🍻

-For he’s a jolly good fellow-

Firearms Surgeon 223 barreled action

223 rem match built by Spartan Rifles.
I'm the second owner (bought it here on the hide years ago), but I never shot it. The original ad is lost due to the site being updated. Previous owner said 250 rounds fired and was a good shooter. Based on my other rifles, I believe it is a DLC finish and not cerakote.

-Surgeon action
-Bartlein barrel, 1/7 twist, not sure of contour (heavier), is fluted and threaded with blend in cap, 17.5" from end of action
-Timney trigger


$1,850 shipped/insured conus from Individual to FFL

Will sell minus trigger for $1,750

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SS Wet Tumbling: Chips vs Pins

I've been wet tumbling range pickup pistol and 5.56 for many many years.. Thumblers Tumbler B then a Rebel 17... always used pins...

Typical 3hr tumble time with Dawn, 1/4 TSP lemishine, COT and hot water. Come out looking like brand new brass... only did this for range pickup and purchased 1x dirty brass that I'm going to process in mass qty on my Dillon progressives... I dry tumble my precision brass.

I recently picked up a Super 1050 and decided to wet tumble 5000-10000 pc of LC I had filled in buckets.

I remembered I bought some of these SS chips last year and never used them. Dumped the SS pins out of my Rebel 17, poured a 5lb bag of these SS chips in and put 350-400pc of 5.56 in. Added my normal mix of Dawn, COT, 1/4 top Lemishine and hot water and turned it out.

Checked it after 1hr.. sparkling clean, as clean as my old 3hr ss pins run.... nothing stuck in my cases.. I'm sold, these SS chips are the way to go...



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Check out a beast of a steam locomotive, a Union Pacific "Big Boy" pushing a stalled train

Taking a break from all the current negativity, here's showing off some American pride, a massive steam engine designed and built on drafting boards, not CADs, still getting the job done. Makes me want to be a hobo on my vacation, riding the rails for a couple of weeks. Just no Earnest Borgnine.

"Twenty-five Big Boys were built exclusively for Union Pacific Railroad, the first of which was delivered in 1941. The locomotives were 132 feet long and weighed 1.2 million pounds. Because of their great length, the frames of the Big Boys were "hinged," or articulated, to allow them to negotiate curves. They had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement, which meant they had four wheels on the leading set of "pilot" wheels which guided the engine, eight drivers, another set of eight drivers, and four wheels following which supported the rear of the locomotive. The massive engines normally operated between Ogden, Utah, and Cheyenne, Wyo.

There are seven Big Boys on public display in various cities around the country. They can be found in St. Louis, Missouri; Dallas, Texas; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941. The locomotive was retired in December 1961, having traveled 1,031,205 miles in its 20 years in service. Union Pacific reacquired No. 4014 from the RailGiants Museum in Pomona, California, in 2013, and relocated it back to Cheyenne to begin a multi-year restoration process. It returned to service in May 2019 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion."


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SOLD WTS: New ZCO 5-27 MPCT-3X

Looking to sell a new ZCO 5-27x56 with the MPCT-3X reticle. Purchased this from CS Tactical and sold the rifle that it was intended for. Includes everything pictured, including the Tenebraex lens covers and Scope Chap. Sold shipped. If interested I can include a new ARC M-Brace mount with a ARC accessory pic rail for an extra Sold. No trades.
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Who’s done the full run?

So here is my question:

In regards to shooting matches:

Who here has worked up from varies levels of 22LR, arrived at a Vudoo or Rimx and have the data to show its worth the money?
Or experience..

Example: 10/22 to CZ (or any other) then to Vudoo/Rimx.

I’m in the position where I’m asking myself, am I dropping the shots past 200 or is it my gun? Running a self built “custom” 10/22. I can generally keep up with the top shooters but can’t consistently stay in the top 10 when shooting.

Was considering building a CZ but keep being told there is no point. I just have no way to quantify the differences do to access to weapons.

Thanks